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| Call Number: |
A08.06.1 |
| Identifier: |
AL2460_A08.06.1 |
| Title: |
Willie Hofmeyr interview transcript |
| Date: |
28 May 1985 |
| Subject: |
Non-racialism;
Julie Frederikse;
Willie Hofmeyr;
The Unbreakable Thread;
United Democratic Front (UDF) |
| Description: |
This is a transcript of an interview with Willie Hofmeyr conducted by Julie Frederikse for her book 'The Unbreakable Thread: non-racialism in South Africa', published by Ravan Press, 1990. Willie Hofmeyr was elected to the Western Cape UDF executive in 1986, and in 1988 was
detained and issued with a restriction order upon his release. He attained his law degree despite being barred from attending lectures, then began practising as a human rights lawyer. In 1989 he was one of a group of 22 restricted leaders who declared themselves unbanned as part of the MDM's Defiance Campaign. Detained, he won his release by staging a 28-day hunger strike, but was again severely restricted. Born: 1954 in Pinelands, Cape Town. Interviewed: 1985 in Cape Town. Included in the SAHA online repository 'Tracing the unbreakable thread: non-racialism in South Africa today' |
| Creator: |
Interviewer: Julie Frederikse; Interviewee: Willie Hofmeyr |
| Type: |
Transcript |
| Format: |
Access copy - PDF
Preservation copy - Tiff |
| Source: |
SAHA Collection AL2460 |
| Language: |
English |
| Coverage: |
South Africa |
| Rights: |
Julie Frederikse |
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